HelenAl

Hi everyone, I had my upper eyelid surgery done just over a year ago. My surgery was a nightmare because my eyes were so tight and I had problems not shutting etc. They also looked asymmetrical and just odd. I thought they would never look normal again. It has taken nearly a year, but my eyes are really great now. I can't believe that they have actually turned out good after so much time. Whenever people ask me how old I am they are shocked to find out my real age. They all tell me I look so much younger! In fact, my friends tell me I look the best that I have ever looked! I'm glad now that I had it done, but it was not all smooth sailing, and people should know that things can take a really long time to heal properly!

Hi all, I had upper eyelid surgery in January 2012. There was a lot of swelling that didn't really bother me because I knew it would eventually go; however, my eye shape changed drastically. I looked like a freak, and even family members and friends said I looked weird. y eyes felt incredibly tight and dry, and in fact, for the first couple of months one of my eyes did not completely shut. I went into a depression and was treated by a psychiatrist and was put on antidepressants (which I am now off). I hated my eyes. Now, it has been 10 months and my eyes now look normal. No one can tell I have had anything done and only one of my eyes only feels very very slightly tight when I am extremely tired. It is not that I have got used to what they look like, it is that my eyes have been changing all the time sincde the surgery and only recently have I noticed that they look nearly the same all the time now. My eyes look fine and people have recently been commenting on how young I look for my age. I have to say though that what I went through in the early months after surgery was hell and I would never ever do anything like it again no matter how young people say I look. I was led to believe that recovery would take around 2 weeks, when in reality it is closer to one year when you get the final results. There are so many risks involved that you only find out about when it is too late. I thank God every day that eventually my eyes turned out fine, but I really advise against it. Too many things can go wrong and when they do they are nearly impossible to fix. I wish you all the best of luck with recovery. Be patient; I didn't believe it would improve but it really did - it just took way longer than I imagined.

Hi. I am nearly 7 weeks post upper eyelid surgery. The swelling and bruising did not worry me in the least as I knew it would go. What is upsetting me is that my eyes have gone from being an almond shaped to round and also instead of having a rounded crease, there seems to be a kind of raised notch that make my eyes look droopy from the sides. Did anyone experience any changes after 7 weeks where shape of eye/crease is concerned? My surgeon is useless and offers no explanation for anything that is bothering me.

Yes, I had to pay a fee to see someone else, but it was money well spent. As for soften, my eyes look really tight and stretched and one looks smaller than the other. He said that as tissues soften, the eyes will look more natural but he did not promise that I would get a satisfactory shape back, but at least I know now what I have to deal with. The surgeon who performed my surgery just kept saying that he couldn't see anything wrong, whereas the other doctor explained the causes of what I was seeing and that was that the other surgeon was too aggressive with skin/fat removal. He did give me hope though that things would still improve till around 3 months when he believes that most of the final result will be obvious. I am seeing him again in one month and will let you know what happens if it helps.

Hi Tia dawn,

I am going through what you are going through where the change in shape and tightness are concerned even though I went from almond to round and only had uppers done. Instead of worrying everyday about what will/will not happen, I really did find it useful to get a second opinion. Not because I wanted to rush into another surgery at all, but because I wanted to have some sort of idea of what I could expect over the next few months instead of just trying to guess. Indeed I found the consultation very useful. The doctor explained the reason for everything that was bothering me (not the original surgeon as he said nothing was wrong and gave no explanation for anything), and gave me realistic expectations and a timeline. He did assure me that my look would soften somewhat but could not guarantee that it would soften enough to make me happy. He did assure me that in the future, they were certainly options to fix it if time alone did not do the job. He stressed how important it is not to rush into anything, but also was very realistic about what kind of healing I could expect. I now feel more in control even though I am still very depressed and stressed about it. He has asked me to take a photo once a week of my eyes and return to see him in one month just to monitor the progress. He said to take it day by day and that there is nearly always a solution for everything. I hope this helps anyone who is unhappy and panicky about the results so far. I am currently 5 and a half weeks post surgery and absolutely HATE my eyes at the moment. Apart from being too wide and round, they seem to be a different size. However, I now have more hope after consulting another doctor.